David Lowry-Duda <da...@lowryduda.com> writes: ...
For the same reason that the following code doesn't do what some people might expect it to: ```python def add_to(elem, inlist=[]): inlist.append(elem) return inlist list1 = add_to(1) list2 = add_to(2) print(list1) # prints [1] print(list2) # prints [1, 2], potentially confusing ``` Not only does it not print what "most people" expect. It also doesn't print what _you_ expect! (But you made your point.) -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list